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word of the year: CREATE

I don’t have a New Year’s Resolution this year, exactly, but I saw an idea on another blog that I can’t remember right now that I thought was pretty brilliant: choosing a word that you want to define your year.

My word: CREATE

I want 2012 to be defined by creativity, both in my writing and in the rest of my life. I want to do more artsy things (I like to pretend I can draw sometimes) and I want to cook creatively and go on creative adventures and, well, you get the idea. I want to create.

That’s my word too, Grace! I got an email from the Office of Letters & Light (the non-profit that hosts Script Frenzy, Camp Nano, and NaNoWriMo), and thought that this year will be the one in which I will participate in all four events to get my creative juices flowing. I’m with you: